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From the Police Commissioner, a Mysterious Meatball

By Patrick Farrell March 23, 2012 12:14 pmMarch 23, 2012 12:14 pm

Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times

You could call it a police procedural: the favorite meatball recipe of New York City’s police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly (right). But by Dining section standards, the thing is a bit short on procedure.

“It’s hands on” is Mr. Kelly’s only instruction on what to do his yummy list of ingredients. “Summon your inner Italian.” Even the amounts of some ingredients are left vague (e.g., “pepperoncini” and “a lot of garlic”).

City Room has the recipe, which Mr. Kelly shared last week at a team-building cook-in by city officials at the Institute of Culinary Education, in Manhattan.